Google launched Google News Initiative, $300 million multi-year, multi-initiative investment to drive quality journalism and combat fake news propagation

Briefing

April 3, 2018

Briefing	Google News Initiative – Google expanding Europe-based Digital News Initiative globally with $300 million investment over three-year period targeted towards driving quality journalism and fighting fake news Fighting Fake News – Launched Breaking News section in Youtube for improved search results, and Disinfo Lab, created in partnership with First Draft, that uses algorithms to identify fake news during significant events Promoting Digital Media Literacy – Working with Stanford University, Poynter Institute and Local Media Association on MediaWise, platform that aims to enhance digital media literacy among youth Supporting Journalists and Publishers – Unveiled Subscribe with Google, which allows users to get premium subscriptions on credible news sites using Google payment credentials, and Outline, open-sourced tool by affiliate Jigsaw that enables media companies to set up VPNs for journalists
Accelerator	Artificial Intelligence, Content Creation, Sharing and Consumption
Sector	Media and Entertainment
Organization	First Draft News, Google Inc., Jigsaw, Local Media Association, Poynter Institute, Stanford University
Source	Gartenberg, C., "Google News Initiative announced to fight fake news and support journalism", The Verge, http://www.theverge.com/; "Google pledges $300m to support journalism and fight fake news," BBC, http://www.bbc.com/; Newcomb, A., "Google embraces the news with new initiative to fight misinformation", NBC News, http://www.nbcnews.com/; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	March 20, 2018

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